ROSES to the voters of San Bernardino, who decisively recalled City Attorney Jim Penman and Councilwoman Wendy McCammack.

With their departure, the tenor and tone of council meetings has calmed, and confrontations eased.

Of course, that could change. A new mayor and at least two new council members will come on board in March. Relationships on the dais could revert to their old, antagonistic ways.

ROSES to Los Angeles for agreeing to reopen talks with Ontario over local control for struggling Ontario International Airport.

The Ontario airportâs passenger numbers have declined 46 percent since 2007. Inland leaders hope to regain control and restore the airport, which brought millions of dollars a year and thousands of jobs to the region.

Ontario filed a lawsuit in June. On Dec. 5, LAâs lawyer announced that the two cities had agreed to put the litigation on hold while they try to work out an out-of-court settlement.

Judge Gloria Trask gave them until Jan. 31. If they canât agree by then, theyâll return to court on Feb. 5.

ROSES to online retailer Amazon, which gave two Inland communities a much-needed shot of economic vitality this year.

It increased full-time jobs at its San Bernardino fulfillment center to 2,400 and announced it will build a fulfillment center in Moreno Valley that will employ 1,000.

Speaking of which:

RASPBERRIES to Moreno Valley, the Inland city that delivered the most drama throughout 2013.

In April, FBI and local agents served search warrants in a development-related corruption probe.

A federal grand jury took testimony from officials. Residents launched recall efforts against the council.

In August, Councilman Marcelo Co resigned after being charged with defrauding the state out of $15,000.

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